Scheduled MonumentsWalesOld Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits
Post Medieval/Modern · Colliery

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits

Wales
Cadw SAM MM192
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Colliery
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine at Glyn Pits is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure associated with coal mining operations in Wales. The engine represents the mechanical infrastructure essential to colliery management, specifically serving pumping and winding functions necessary for extracting coal and managing water ingress from underground workings. As a designated scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, it preserves evidence of Wales's industrial heritage and the technological systems that supported nineteenth and early twentieth-century mining enterprise. The structure reflects the engineering practices and industrial development characteristic of the period when steam-powered machinery dominated Welsh colliery operations.

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM192. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits?

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine at Glyn Pits is a post-medieval and modern industrial structure associated with coal mining operations in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM192.

What period does Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits date from?

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits?

Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM192.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old Beam Pump & Winding Engine, Glyn Pits?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Charcoal Blast Furnace at Abercarn (7 km), Cairns West of Craig y Dyffryn (7.2 km), Twm-Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle (7.6 km).

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